THE POLITICAL “COLONEL SELLERS.”
THE CONSERVATIVE POSITION
That the adoption of the Protective Policy was a mere piece of political tactics on the part of the Conservative leader was demonstrated in every move from first to last. He and his chief supporters in Parliament had been throughout their whole public career adherents of the revenue-tariff system equally with their opponents, and it was asking too much of public credulity to require the people to believe that they had been soundly converted to Protectionism in a moment, and that moment just before a general election when there was wide-spread grumbling at the hard times.
Grip, December 2nd, 1876.
THE CONSERVATIVE POSITION.
PADDY MACDONALD.—“BEGORRA, I DON’T CARE FWITCH IT’LL TAKE ME TO, AV IT ONLY TAKES ME TO ME OWLD PLACE AT OTTAWAY.”